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Isaac Proctor papers

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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
MC.950.151
Repository:
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Extent:
.25 linear ft. (5 folders)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Isaac Proctor papers (HC.MC.950.151), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Date:
1790-1830 (inclusive)
Creator:
Proctor, Isaac
Form:
Diaries, Correspondence, and Financial records
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the papers of Isaac Proctor. The majority of the collection is composed of the personal correspondence of Proctor from the end of the 18th century, but also includes a single, small diary, and a single folder of his financial records.

Unknown.

Papers consist primarily of correspondence directed to Isaac Proctor dealing with personal news. Mention is made of the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia (1st of 2nd mo. 1794) and Henry Drinker (8 mo. 21st 1794 and 5 mo. 2nd 1794). There are diaries which contain business and personal entries (1814-17), and a mortgage indenture (1830).

Unknown.

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed March, 2016.

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Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Kara Flynn
Finding Aid Date
March, 2016
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Collection Inventory

Scope and Content note

Correspondence directed to Isaac Proctor dealing with personal news. Mention is made of the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia (1st of 2nd mo. 1794) and Henry Drinker (8 mo. 21st 1794 and 5 mo. 2nd 1794).

Physical Description

3 folders

Correspondence, 1790-1793.
Box 33 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1794.
Box 33 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1796-1818.
Box 33 Folder 3
Diaries, 1815-1817. 1 folders.
Box 33 Folder 4
Physical Description

1 folders

Financial records, 1814-1830. 1 folders.
Box 33 Folder 5
Scope and Content note

Includes a small account book, a loose page of goods received, and a copy of a mortgage from William M. Carmac to Jacob Ridgeway.

Physical Description

1 folders

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